Manish Dayal – Biography, Married, Wife, Height, Parents, Family

Manish Dayal is a prolific producer and actor who rose to fame after he was cast in the role of Raj in the popular television series, 90210. Due to his Indian ancestry, he has been able to become one of the go-to actors to play characters of Indian ethnicity. Other equally successful projects he has appeared in include The Hundred-Foot Journey, Breaking the Girls, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, White Frog, and much more. He also got the chance to star in a marvel produced series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. For more details about his career and personal life, do read on.

Manish Dayal Bio

Manish Dayal was born Manish Sudhir Patel in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, on the 17th of June, 1983. In terms of his educational journey, Manish Dayal was a high school student of Heathwood Hall Episcopal School. After he graduated successfully, he moved on to gain admission into the George Washington University. Since he was young, he had fantasies about having a career in acting. After the completion of his university education, he sought to pursue a career in film/television which warranted him to move to New York City for better opportunities.

While he was in New York City, he got himself enrolled into the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts where he was trained in acting. He also began making commercial appearances for brands like Windows, Domino’s Pizza, Nintendo, and McDonald’s. Having spent five years in New York, he relocated to Los Angeles.

Manish Dayal’s career began to take shape after his move to Los Angeles as he had already set the groundwork and acquired the professional training he needed to take his career to the next level. Luckily for him, he made his debut on the television movie, Break the Addiction which was released in 2006. That same year, he was billed to star as the character Jack in the Telugu feature film titled Indian Beauty.

The year 2008 saw him play a lead character in the Broadway show Rafta, Rafta… He soon landed a significant but small role in the popular movies, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Paula van der Oest’s Domino Effect. Also, Manish Dayal has been part of some breakthrough series including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Outsourced, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Switched at Birth, and a host of others. However, the peak of his career was recorded when he was given the role of Raj Kher in the American Teen drama series, 90210.

Family – Parents and Wife; Is He Married?

Not much is known about his family, however, from his name and looks, one can easily tell that Manish Dayal is not indigenously from America though he was born in the country. The name of his father is Sudhir Patel, while his mother’s name is Hema Patel Sudhir; they are both originally from Gujarat, India.

Manish Patel is not the only child of his parents as he has three siblings. It is also interesting to note that Manish derived his stage name Dayal from his grandfather’s name.

Fans who have been following Manish Dayal’s career would agree that he is quite a private person who is not too big on sharing personal information especially when it comes to his relationships. However, it is no secret that the actor is a happily married man. He has tied the knot with his lady, Snehal Patel.

Though much information isn’t available about Snehal, the pair has been spotted attending movie premieres together. Moreso, in 2016, the couple flew to Greece where they had a splendid vacation. Manish is yet to reveal whether he has any children and we have not been able to ascertain anything about this.

Manish Dayal’s Height

Manish Dayal is no doubt a good looking man and most women would love to be his. Interestingly, the actor has got so many crushing on him due to his looks and body structure.

In the industry that he has made himself a part of, apart from being talented, having good looks also help actors and actresses to thrive. Manish who has a height of 5 feet 8 inches doesn’t have much to be worried about when it comes to this. The man sports a raven black hair and dark brown eyes. Also, it has been assumed that his chest, waist, and biceps respectively measure 39, 32, and 12 inches.